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How to get old without aging

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The low number of mutations in multiple sectors from a 234-year-old oak tree reveals possible mechanisms to avoid the irreversible build-up of mutations in long-lived plants.

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Fig. 1: Axillary meristems are specified early.

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Kuhlemeier, C. How to get old without aging. Nature Plants 3, 916–917 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41477-017-0076-7

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